Memorandum pand unit



Oct. 24, 1950 Filed April 5, 1:94?

C. C. HARRIS MEMORANDUM PAD UNIT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 24, 1950 c. c.HARRIS MEMORANDUM PAD UNIT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 5, 1947Izwenow.- Ca2@ C. Havrais,

Lv/'oze'y Patented oct. 24, 195o MEMORANDUM PAD UNIT Carl C. Harris,`Grange, Mass., assigner to Thee Slencil- Co., Orange, Mass., acorporation of Massachusetts Application April 5, 1947,.Serial`No.739,603

Claims. l

' This invention relates to improvements in memorandum pads and thegeneral object of the invention isto produce a memorandum pad soconstructed as to be readilyhung upon an upright support or to be placedupon a desk, table, or other substantially horizontal' support. v

Another object of the invention is to provide a memorandum pad of thecharacter described having means for frictionally engaging the support,whether in upright or substantiallyv horizontal position, which willavoid injuryto the surface of' the support and which will also resistdisplacement ofv the. pad' when items are jotted thereupon.

Another object' of the invention is to provide a memorandum padcomprising a base of rigid sheet material having a flatrectangularpapersupporting area with reversely bent end extensionstherebeyond having terminal' portions spaced from and'underlying saidbase and extending towardeach other in the same plane with frictionalmeans mounted on the respective terminal portions adapted to engage asupportingsurface to resist slippage thereon and'to prevent injury tosuch surface.

A further object of the invention is to provide a memorandum pad of thecharacter described in which saidv extensions are of arcuate, preferablycylindrical, form, one of said'extensionsr being of substantiallygreater diameter than the other, thereby to position the pad in inclinedrelation to its support, and preferably also to provide a receptaclebetween the paper-supporting area of the base and the supports in .whichused sheets or other articles mayV be placed;

A further object of the invention is to provide a spring clip,preferably of resilient wire, having its ends secured to said base witha tongue portion extending along and cooperating with thepaper-s-upporting area of the base to clamp used paper sheetstherebetweenv for temporary preservation.

These and other objects and features oi the invention will more fullyappear from the following description and the accompanying drawings andwill be particularly pointed outV in the claims. t

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawings,in which,A f

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the memorandum padunit detachablymounted upon an upright support;

Fig. 2 is a View mainly in vertical section butV illustrating thepencil-supporting means and the pencil supported thereby in elevation;

Fig. 5 isa side view of the pad shownin Fig. 4-

detachably'suspended upon a bracket secured to anv upright support, withresilient members of the terminal portions of the extensions held inengagementv with the surface of the support; and,

Fig. 6 is a: vertical sectional View of the construction shown in Fig. 5showing means for er1-4 abling the paper block to be reversedend forendupon a supportingbase.

The memorandum pad unit, as illustrated in each of the iigures of thedrawings, comprises a' base of' rigid sheet material, suchras metal,plastic, or the like, having a ilat` rectangular paper-supporting areaupon which a rectangular block of paper is detachably secured, the basehaving reversely bent arcuate preferably substantially cylindrical endextensions having terminal portions spaced from and underlying the baseand extending toward each other in the same plane and provided withresilient antifriction members, preferably inthe form of resilientstuds, adaptedV frictionally to Aengage the surface of a support,whether substantially horizontal or upright.

"The terminalv portion'of either extension is of` hook-shapedformadapted to be hung upon a suitable bracket having an angularly offsetflange inclined relatively to the supporting surface and the resilientmembers in said terminal' portionsv are so spaced' from the edge thereofas to clamp the terminal portions rmly therebetween and to cause theresilient members of the other terminalV portions of each extension toengage the surface vof the vertical support.

In order to enablethe memorandum pad to be mounted' either upon asubstantially flat surfaceV oranV uprightl surface and conveniently tosupport a pencil or otherwriting instrumentality for ready removal andreplacement, means are provided" for clamping a rectangular block ofpaper uponthe paper-supporting area of the baseV having a centrallyoffset portion to receive'the clip of the pencil or other writinginstrumentality and which preferably will support it insubstantialparallelism with the surface of the uppermost sheet of paperso that it can be readily grasped for removal and conveniently replacedthereby insuring as far as possible its presence when needed. Y

The memorandum unit, which yis illustrated in the drawings, comprises abracket in the form of a rigid flat plate of metal, plastic, or othersuitable material, having a flat section I adapted to be screwed, orotherwise secured to a vertical support 2 and having an angularly offsetportion or flange 3 providing a wedge-shaped space 4 between theangularly olfset portion and the surface 5 of the upright support 2.

The memorandum pad -unit also comprises a rectangular base 6 of rigidflat sheet material, such as metal or plastic, having a rectangularpaper-supporting area with' a number of superimposed rectangular sheetsof paper, preferably in the form of a block 1, superimposed thereuponand detachably secured thereto. The base 6 has at its top and bottomreversely bent extensions 8 and 9 the end portions Ill and II of whichunderlie the base 6 in spaced relation thereto and extend toward eachother in the same plane. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 theend portions I and II extend inwardly toward each other in parallelismwith the base portion 6.

` As shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the end portions I0 and Il are spacedat different distances from the base portion 6 so that the pad will beheld in `inclined relation to the supporting surface, therebypositioning the pad in such manner that memoranda may be moreconveniently inscribed thereon, whether the pad is supported upon ahorizontal surface or upon a vertical wall.

VThe terms top and bottom are used to describe the invention when thepad is mounted upon an upright support, as illustrated in the drawings,and is equally applicable when the pad as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 isplaced upon a horizontal s-upport as the word top ttingly describes theposition of the pad with respect to the position of theuser.

. Each of the extensions I0 and II is provided with frictional meanswhich, as illustrated in the drawings, are in the form of suitablyspaced rubber studs having preferably spheroidal heads I2 adapted toengage the surface of the support and Shanks I3 extending through thetop IIJ preferably adjacent to and in such close proximity to the endedges thereof as to prevent such edges from engaging the bracket whenthe pad is suspended thereby. The wedging action of the stud between theinclined portion 3 of the bracket and the supporting surface serves toforce the heads I2 of the studs which are mounted in the bottomextension II firmly against the surface 5 thereby to cause the heads ofthe studs I2 to cooperate with the top suspending means in preventinglateral slippage of the suspended pad.

l Any suitable means may be provided for detachably securing the blockof superimposed leaves of writing paper upon the rectangular base 6. Asillustrated in the drawings vertical posts I4, which are mounted on thebase in proximity to the top end thereof, extend through the block ofpaper I and a narrow clamping plate I5 oi suitable material mounted uponthe posts I4 is clamped upon the pad by nuts I6. The central portion ofthe clamping plate I5 is provided with an upwardly offset preferablyrectangular section I'I adapted to be engaged by the clip of a pencil I8so that the pencil can be so conveniently removed and replaced as toinsure its presence when needed.

In the preferred construction of the memorandum pad unit the body of thepencil is of rectangular cross section and provided with an eraser I9mounted upon one end thereof. While the pencil may have any suitableclip preferably it is provided with a clip of the type disclosed andclaimed in my prior Patent No. 2,414,810 granted January 28, 1947 inwhich the clip comprises legs 20 pivotally connected at a distance fromthe rubber equipped end of the pencil and having a reversely bentconverging tongue extending from said legs beyond the pivotal ends ofsaid legs resiliently engaging the under face of the oifset section I'Iof the clamping plate I5.

Desirably a wire spring clip 2I is secured to the under face of thepad-supporting section of the base, as shown in Fig. 2, or a longer clip22 secured to the free end portion adapted resiliently to engage theunder face of the base portion 6 by means of which used memorandumsheets may be held in the space between the base and the surface uponwhich the pad is supported.

The construction shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 differs from that disclosedin Figs. 1 and 2 in that the bottom extension 9 has a wider arc ofcurvature so that when the pad is suspended upon the bracket in themanner above described the lower end of the pad will be spaced at agreater distance from the upright supporting surface 5 and thereby moreconveniently positioned for the jotting of memoranda upon the sheetsthereof.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the spring clip 22 isanchored to the bottom end extensions II and follows the curvature ofthe extension 9 and thence along the bottom of the pad-supporting basethus providing a wide space 23 between it and the supporting surface 5which may conveniently receive a telephone book or other device adaptedto be useful when the pad is supported in upright position upon the wallof a kitchen adjacent to a wall telephone or to the wall or a doorcasing of a supply department of a store or the like which is notprovided with a desk or other horizontal support.

Where a pad-holding unit of the character illustrated in Figs. 4-6inclusive is employed the base 6 desirably is provided in proximity tothe rectangular bottom end thereof with a pair of holes 24 in which thepad-holding posts I4 may be selectively mounted to enable the pad 'I tobe reversed so that the pad will be suitably inclined relatively to thebase for convenient use as illustrated in Fig. 4.

In the use of the memorandum pad unit when mounted upon an uprightsurface the upper end extension I0 of the base is inserted between thesurface 5 of the upright and the inclined flange ofthe bracket withsufficient force to compress the resilient stud and thereby cause awedging action which will force the heads I2 of the studs in the bottomextension firmly into engagement with the surface 5 of the upright, thusclamping the memorandum pad deviceso rmly upon the support as to preventlateral displacement thereon during the jotting of memoranda upon thepaper of the pad.

If it is desired to place the pad upon a desk, table or other horizontalsupport the memorandum pad may be removed from the bracket and placedupon the horizontal surface with the resilient frictional studs restingthereon and retained thereby from slipping.

In case the memorandum pad illustrated in Figs. 4-6V is to be placedupon a horizontal support the posts I4 will be removed from the upperend portion of the base and inserted through the holes 24 near thebottom end of the base and the. pad 'I mounted thereon as illustrated inFig. 4, thus enabling the pad to be properly inclined for convenient userelative to the horizontal surface upon which it is mounted.

Under all conditions the pencil is always detachably secured to the padin such manner that it can be removed for use and naturally reattachedto the pad by the user when the writing of the memorandum is completedinstead of being laid aside and perhaps lost as frequenty occurs whenthe pad is not provided with means for attaching the pencil to it orwhen the attaching means if present requires a substantial effort uponthe part of the user to replace it in or upon the pencilholding deviceof the pad.

It will be understood that the particular embodiment of the inventionshown and described herein is of an illustrative character and is notrestrictive of the meaning and scope of the following claims.

This application is a continuation in part of the prior co-pendingapplication Serial No. 589,948 now abandoned filed April 24, 1945.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Lett-ers Patent, is:

1. A memorandum pad comprising a base of rigid sheet material having aflat rectangular papersupporting area with reversely bent end extensionstherebeyond having terminal portions spaced from and underlying saidbase and extending toward each other in the same plane and suitablyspaced studs of resilient material having heads engaging the undersurface of the terminal portion and extending therethrough a substantialdistance adapted when one of said terminal portions is inserted betweenan angularly oiTset member of a bracket mounted upon an upright supportto clamp said terminal portion therebetween without engagement of theedge of the terminal portion with said bracket and thereby to causetheheads of the studs of the other terminal portion to engage thesurface of the upright support.

2. A memorandum pad unit for attachment to an upright support comprisinga bracket having means for securing it to the support and a portionangularly diverging from the surface of the support providing awedge-shaped space therebetween, a base of ilat rigid sheet materialhaving a rectangularA paper-supporting area Ywith reversely bent endextensions therebeyond havf ing terminal portions spaced from andunderlying said base and extending toward each other in the same plane,suitably spaced studs of resilient material mounted in the respectiveterminal portions in proximity to the edge thereof having heads engagingthe under surface of the terminal portion and stems extendingtherethrough adapted when one of said terminal portions is inserted insaid wedge-shaped space resiliently to clamp the same between the offsetportion of the bracket and the supporting surface and to cause the headsof the studs on the terminal member to engage the suporting surface.

3. A memorandum pad comprising a base of rigid sheet material having aflat rectangular f5 paper-suportmg area with reversely bent endextensions therebeyond having terminal portions spaced from andunderlying said base and extending toward each other in the same plane,fricticnal means mounted on the respective terminal portions adapted toengage a supporting surface and to resist slippage thereon, and aresilient clip mounted at one end on said base and having a free endportion extending along and engaging the under face of the rectangularportion of the base adapted to clamp used sheets therebetween.

4. A memorandum pad unit comprising a base of rigid sheet materialhaving a flat rectangular paper-supporting area with reversely bentcylindrical end extensions therebeyond of different lengths underlyingsaid base and extending toward each other in a common plane suitablyinclined to the plane of the paper-supporting area of the base, suitablyspaced studs of resilient material mounted in the respective terminalportions having heads engaging the under surface of said terminalportions adapted when engaging a supporting surface to position thepaper-supporting area of the pad in inclined relation to said supportand adapted when the narrower eXtension of the pad is hung upon avertical support to provide a receptacle in which an article or articlesmay be placed.

5. A memorandum pad unit comprising a base of rigid sheet materialhaving a fiat rectangular paper-supporting area with reversely bentcylindrical end extensions therebeyond of different lengths underlyingsaid base and extending t0- ward each other in a common plane suitablyinlined to the plane of the paper-supporting area oi the base, suitablyspaced studs of resilient material mounted in the respective terminalportions having heads engaging the under surface of said terminalportions adapted when engaging a supporting surface to position thepaper-` supporting area of the pad in inclined relation to said supportand adapted when the narrower extension of the pad is hung upon avertical support to provide a receptacle in which an article or articlesmay be placed, and a substantially triangular wire clip having its endsanchored to the terminal portions of the wider extension and conformingto the curvature thereof with a substantial portion of said clipengaging th-e base beneath the rectangular paper-supporting areathereof.

CARL C. HARRIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,202,267 Posnack May 28, 19402,383,858 Harris Aug. 28, 1945 2,422,474 Davis June 17, 1947 FOREIGNPATENTS Number Country Date 630,596 France Aug. 27, 1927

